Author: | Martocchio, J. Judge, T. |
Title: | Relationship between conscientiousness and learning in employee training: mediating influences of self-deception and self-efficacy |
Journal: | Journal of Applied Psychology
1997 : OCT, VOL. 82:5, p. 764-773 |
Index terms: | PSYCHOLOGY ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYEES |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | A field study of 97 employees tested a model of the mediating influences of self-deception and task-specific self-efficacy in the relationship between conscientiousness and learning. The setting was an introductory Windows 3.1 software training course. Findings indicated that, as hypothesized, self-deception and self-efficacy mediated the relationship between conscientiousness and learning. Specifically, conscientiousness was positively related to self-deception, which was negatively related to learning. |
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